About
Where classical Indian visual systems meet contemporary brand design.
I'm Shourya — an independent illustrative designer in Bhopal, working globally. Two trainings shape the work: Applied Arts at MSU Baroda, and fifteen years of classical Bharatanatyam.
Credentials
Earned, specific, citable.
The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
Begun age nine; ongoing
Gujarat University rebrand · The Bhagavad Gita · Kalp Dhoop · ShivShakti Vaastu · Mukhwas · Kamal typeface
The practice
Indigenous Modern.
Shastric source material, read through contemporary geometric construction.
My structural logic comes from the visual Shastras — the classical Indian geometric systems behind temple architecture, manuscript layout, and dance. I lean on two: the Natya Shastra (precision in performance) and the Vishnudharmottara Purana (depth in imagery). Their grids set how I build hierarchy, type, and illustration — structural grammar applied, not motifs borrowed.
It holds together at scale — a 40-asset rebrand, an 80-page edition, a six-SKU packaging system — without losing the feel of being drawn by hand.
The living practice
Fifteen years of Bharatanatyam, ongoing.
I began at nine and completed my Arangetram in my late teens. It never stopped. Dance taught me to build from the inside out — the body knows the grid before the page does — which is why the work feels structurally settled even when the surface is loud.
It also keeps the source material alive: the navarasas, mudras, navadurga, mandala geometry — forms I move through every week, not references pulled off the internet.
Now
A few things, deliberately.
Five to six engagements a year. Active now: a heritage incense packaging system, a cultural-advisory identity, and ongoing independent illustration. Booking for Jul–Dec 2026.